1960 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1960 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Zandvoort original layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 6 June 1960 | ||||
| Official name | VIII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||||
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 75 laps, 314.475 km (195.406 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| Time | 1:33.2 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | | Lotus-Climax | |||
| Time | 1.33.8 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| Third | BRM | ||||
| Lap leaders | |||||

The 1960 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. It was race 4 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 3 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Due to a crash by Dan Gurney, a spectator, who was in a prohibited area, was killed during this event.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 7 | Lotus-Climax | 1:33.2 | — | |
| 2 | 11 | Cooper-Climax | 1:33.4 | +0.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lotus-Climax | 1:33.9 | +0.7 | |
| 4 | 14 | BRM | 1:34.3 | +1.1 | |
| 5 | 16 | BRM | 1:35.1 | +1.9 | |
| 6 | 15 | BRM | 1:35.2 | +2.0 | |
| 7 | 8 | Cooper-Climax | 1:35.3 | +2.1 | |
| 8 | 5 | Lotus-Climax | 1:35.4 | +2.2 | |
| 9 | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 1:35.7 | +2.5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Cooper-Climax | 1:36.0 | +2.8 | |
| 11 | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 1:36.3 | +3.1 | |
| 12 | 3 | Ferrari | 1:36.3 | +3.1 | |
| 13 | 1 | Ferrari | 1:36.4 | +3.2 | |
| 14 | 10 | Cooper-Climax | 1:36.4 | +3.2 | |
| 15 | 2 | Ferrari | 1:36.7 | +3.5 | |
| 16 | 22 | Scarab | 1:36.7 | +3.5 | |
| 17 | 19 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:37.3 | +4.1 | |
| 18 | 17 | Aston Martin | 1:37.8 | +4.6 | |
| 19 | 18 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:38.5 | +5.3 | |
| 20 | 21 | Scarab | 1:38.8 | +5.6 | |
| 21 | 20 | Cooper-Climax | 1:41.7 | +8.5 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 11 | Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2:01:47.2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lotus-Climax | 75 | + 24.0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | BRM | 75 | + 56.6 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Lotus-Climax | 75 | + 57.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Cooper-Climax | 70 | + 5 Laps | 14 | ||
| 8 | 20 | Cooper-Climax | 69 | + 6 Laps | 18 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Lotus-Climax | 57 | Transmission | 8 | ||
| Ret | 14 | BRM | 54 | Engine / Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 1 | Ferrari | 54 | Engine | 13 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 42 | Transmission | 11 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Cooper-Maserati | 39 | Gearbox | 17 | ||
| Ret | 15 | BRM | 11 | Brakes / Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Cooper-Climax | 9 | Engine | 7 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Transmission | 9 | ||
| Ret | 9 | Cooper-Climax | 4 | Gearbox | 10 | ||
| DNS | 17 | Aston Martin | Non Starter | ||||
| DNS | 19 | Cooper-Maserati | Non Starter | ||||
| DNS | 21 | Scarab | Non Starter | ||||
| DNS | 22 | Scarab | Non Starter | ||||
Source:[3] | |||||||
Additional information
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future double World Champion Jim Clark.
- Lotus achieved their first of many fastest laps in their long history.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1960 Dutch Grand Prix.
- ^ Aumann, Mark (17 April 2008). ""Gurney was the sport's first 'road course ringer' "". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "1960 Dutch GP - ChicaneF1.com". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "1960 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

